If you go back to the '50s and '60s... there was zero tech in S.F. It was all in the Valley... and it crept northward in early 2000s.
From Mitch Kapor
I had no fear of speaking to large audiences.
Today, in the Internet gold rush, so many people go into dot-com jobs right from school or even before finishing. Their motivation is understandable, but sometimes they just lack experience.
In my case, having knocked around at different jobs helped me get a sense of what the world is actually like and also helped me get out of a cocoon.
I'd been a great angel investor, but professional venture capital was clearly not the right thing for me.
I'd always wanted to live in San Francisco, and my circumstances never permitted it. I'm so happy I made the move.
Beware angel investors: they can be disruptive.
People are hungry for community. They're hungry for meaning in a society that is oriented around the production and consumption of consumer goods.
If only I'd stayed on the West Coast, I might have made something of myself.
My history is to find the next big thing early.
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